ysgubor

Welsh

Alternative forms

• sgubor

Etymology

From Middle Welsh yscubawr, from Old Welsh scipaur, from Proto-Brythonic *skʉbọr, from British Latin *scōpārium, from Latin scōpa. By surface analysis, ysgub (“(wheat)sheaf”) +‎ -or. Compare Irish scioból, a loanword from Middle Welsh.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /əsˈɡɨ̞bɔr/, [əsˈkɨ̞bɔr]
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /əsˈɡiːbɔr/, [əsˈkiːbɔr], /əsˈɡɪbɔr/, [əsˈkɪbɔr]

Noun

ysgubor f (plural ysguboriau or ysguborau)

1. barn, granary, farm building
   • 1979, Get By In Welsh, quoted in They Thought You'd Say This

     Beth yw'r ysgubor ar ganol y cae?

     What's the barn in the middle of the field?

Derived terms

• ysgubor ddegwm f (“tithing-barn”)

Descendants

• → English: skipper (“barn or shed to spend the night in”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ysgubor

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ysgubor	unchanged	unchanged	hysgubor

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ysgubor”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies